Salam Wa Kalam

Salam Wa Kalam

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Salam Wa Kalam episodes

  • Salam Wa Kalam: What Does it Mean to Be an Arab?

    Ahlan wa Sahlan everyone!   In this episode, Rawan, the president of Arab and North African society at UCL, is joined in conversation by Munawar, the VP, Meriam, the events lead, and Mahmoud, the Arab class lead, in the discussion of what it means to be an Arab. They explore the different features of being an Arab based on their own experience and on anecdotal evidence.

    If you enjoyed this episode, make sure that you check out our previous podcast content, which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and make sure you follow us on all social media accounts!

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2vtojPXZdt_XIGZ6Vw9EzA

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uclarabnasoc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/uclarabnasoc?lang=en

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uclarabnasoc/

    52 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam- S2E2: Students discuss Palestine, Living in Diaspora and More!

    Ahlan wa sahlan bikum. In this episode, Rawan is joined by Salem and Sayf from UCL's SJP (Student for Justice in Palestine) society. They discuss student activism for the Palestinian cause and what is means to be a Palestinian student living in Diaspora.  

    Some helpful resources on Palestine:  

    https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/PalestineRemix/ 

    https://www.foa.org.uk 

    https://www.visualizingpalestine.org 

    https://www.btselem.org

    1 hr 21 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam: Society Presidents Discuss Leadership, Society During COVID-19 and More!

    Ahlan wa sahlan, and welcome back to a brand new season of Salam Wa Kalam! In this episode, the current UCL Arab and North African society president, Rawan, is joined in conversation by the 3 previous society presidents: Abdullah, Yasmine, and Nora. They discuss the challenges they faced whilst undertaking their roles, the skills required to be a leader, and their contrasting leadership styles. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure that you check out our previous podcast content, which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts,, and make sure you follow us on all social media accounts! 

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2vtojPXZdt_XIGZ6Vw9EzA

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uclarabnasoc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/uclarabnasoc?lang=en 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uclarabnasoc/

    1 hr 17 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam- S2E1: Society Presidents Discuss Leadership, Society During COVID-19 and More!

    Ahlan wa sahlan, and welcome back to a brand new season of Salam Wa Kalam! In this episode, the current UCL Arab and North African society president, Rawan, is joined in conversation by the 3 previous society presidents: Abdullah, Yasmine, and Nora. They discuss the challenges they faced whilst undertaking their roles, the skills required to be a leader, and their contrasting leadership styles. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure that you check out our previous podcast content, which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts,, and make sure you follow us on all social media accounts!  

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2vtojPXZdt_XIGZ6Vw9EzA

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uclarabnasoc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/uclarabnasoc?lang=en 

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uclarabnasoc/

    1 hr 17 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam: Do Protests Really Work? Palestine and More!
    Ahlan wa sahlan everyone and welcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam! On this week’s episode, Nora is joined by Abdulrahman on the podcast to chat about UK politics and discuss whether protests work.
    If you liked this episode, do check out our other episodes and show your support by leaving a review and sharing!
    54 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam: Learning Arabic (Funny Stories, Regrets and More!)

    Ahlan wa sahlan everyone and welcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam! On this week’s episode, Abdallah is joined by Ayman on the podcast to chat about their experiences learning Arabic (it gets deep!). 


    If you liked this episode, do check out our other episodes and show your support by leaving a review and sharing!

    20 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam: Growing Up with Immigrant Parents

    Ahlan wa sahlan everyone and welcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam! On this week’s episode, Munawar is joined by Fresher Rep Makarim to chat about stories of growing up with immigrant parents. A lot of laughs and relatable moments in this one!


    If you liked this episode, do check out our other episodes and show your support by leaving a review and sharing.

    20 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam: Travel, Books and Broadening Horizons

    Welcome back to another episode of Salam Wa Kalam. In this episode, Abdullah is joined by a new guest on the podcast - Mai!


    Listen in to their discussion about how travelling makes us better people, why you should start reading and how to widen our horizons! Mai also talks about her blog writing experiences and converses about the idea of accepting criticism to achieve self-growth.

    20 min
  • Salam Wa Kalam: Arab Students Talk Mental Health

    Welcome, everyone! We are back with another episode of Salam Wa Kalam and this time we are joined by our very own Welfare Officer, Mona.


    This week we chat about the very important issue that is mental health, focusing on our perspectives as Arab students. We hope you find it interesting!

    9 min

About Salam Wa Kalam

From the publisher's feed

UCL Arab and North African Society presents to you Salam Wa Kalam, a podcast series in which we are joined in conversation by speakers ranging from young Arabs and North Africans to world-renowned academics and professionals in their fields. In this series, we discuss topics relating to education, culture and life as an Arab in the West. In doing so, we aim to broaden the horizons of the Arab community in London. To find out more about UCL Arab and North African Society check out our Instagram page below.